Rattle & Run

Navasota discovers long lost rushing game in runaway win

BY BILL MARTIN

Reporter Sports Editor

Markus Hayes (34) and James David (10) try to stop Navasota’s Howard Horn who led the Rattlers’ with 95 yards rushing.
Reporter/Cliff Dungan NAVA SOTA— Coming into Friday night’s District 23-3A opener, Navasota had relied heav ily on the right arm of quarterback Kadarius Baker for any success.

Against Rockdale, the Rattlers decided to stretch their legs a tad.

Accumulating nearly 500 yards of total offense—329 of that on the ground—the No. 14 Rattlers ransacked Rockdale 53- 14 on a windy evening at Rattler Stadium.

Navasota defeated the Tigers for the sixth straight time to improve to 5-1 on the season and 1-0 in district play.

Rockdale stands even at 3-3 overall and 0-1 in district.

While the Rattlers ran wild, they conversely choked off Rockdale’s passing attack leaving them nearly powerless to score.

“For us to score a bunch of points, we have to throw the ball,” said Rockdale Coach Jeff Miller. “Navasota completely took that away from us.”